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TODAY'S FILM FEATCRES.
Pickford "The Yellow Passport"
Peoples "The Immigrant."
Columbia "D'Artagnan,' "His
Hereafter." '
Majestic "Hazel Kirke."
Heilig "The Ne'er-Do-"Well."
National "Hop. the Devil's
Brew."
Sunset "The Lure of Heart's
Desire."
Circle "Fatty Arbuckle."
FEDERAL, censorship of motion pic
tures, which seemed destined to
be foisted upon the film industry
following- a so-called split in the ranks
of the movie men, has apparently re
tired for 1916. Representatives Hughes,
father of the bill, is reported as an
nouncing the abandonment of the ef
fort to obtain its passage during the
present session of Congress.
Federal censorship is not a new
propaganda. In fact, agitation for a
National board to supervise the prod
uct of filmdom has been carried on for
several years. People who are always
keenly interested in the other fellow's
business naturally had their attention
directed to censorship when the film
men trotted out their "National board
of censorship." The query was: "If a
National censorship board for the motion-picture
people, why not one for
the public?"
The fight against censorship does not
mean that the men who are interested
In motion pictures producers, dis
tributors and exhibitors are opposed
to regulation. They welcome wise reg
ulation, but oppose the term "censor
ship" as un-American and undemo
cratic i Famous for Serials.
' Pearl White, who has been chosen
as the star for the new Pathe serial,
'The Iron Claw." enjoys the distinction
of having starred in more serial3 than
any other player before the public.
Miss White became known throughout
the world in connection with "The
Perils of Pauline" and "Elaine."
She has for several years been one
of the three or four of the best-known
stars in the 'business, practically all of
which time she has been identified
with the Pathe pictures. In fact. "The
Perils of Pauline" may be said to have
been her first great chance and the
starting point of her fame.
She was born in Missouri and broke
into things theatrical by the "Uncle
Tom's Cabin" route, that great nursery
of histrionic talent. For several years
she was connected with various road
shows, and then obtained an engage
ment with a circus. For two or three
years she worked under "the big top"
and then went back to the stage, where
ahe has been ever since, playing with
some of the best and some of the worst
companies in existence, as she ex
presses it.
"Xe'er-Do-IVcir at Heilig.
' "The Ne'er-Do-Well," which has been
establishing a new Heilig motion-picture
record for attendance this week,
will continue until Saturday night as
the attraction at the Heilig. This plc
turization of Rex Beach's famous story
of Old Panama is proving just as
popular in Portland as it has in Cali
fornia cities, and promises to outdraw
its Beach predecessor, "The Spoilers."
The Beach-Selig feature, presenting
Kathlyn Williams and Wheeler Oak
man in the leading roles, is a story of
a New Yorker, son of a wealthy man,
who is thrown on his own resources
in Panama. His regeneration, through
the love of two women, an intriguing
diplomat and a Spanish maiden, forms
the theme of the remarkable produc
tion. . -
Hazel Kirke" at Majestic.
With a splendid cast, including Pearl
White. Bruce JIcRae, Creighton Hale
and William Riley Hatch, "Hazel
Kirke," one of the masterpieces of the
rural drama, will be presented on the
screen at the Majestic Theater today.
This old standby of the American
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Fifty Years' Use Proves S. S. S.
Will Relieve Stubborn Cases.
You have noticed the little festering
pimples on the face and body swelling
of the glands soreness In the legs and
arm muscles. These are the symptoms
of Scrofula. You may have some of
these symptoms, possibly the taint of
Scrofula infection. But. in either case,
it is a dangerous condition. Your blood
is lniectea, impure, ouu j"
hope to gain perfect health until the
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tem. If you 'eel badly ail the time.
you must crws en.n.
to feel renewed spirits, the glow of
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the knowledge that you are well, you
can do so. Cleanse your blood by tak
ing S S. S. For fifty years it has been
the standard blood purifier. It relieves
the irouoie uj icuvui'
renewing its strength, and stimulating
the flow so that the blood regains its
lost vitality. iti. o - '"-y";
Even long-standir.g cases respond. But
you must ubo d. o. i- l 1 vi
blood infections. Get it at your drug-
lf8vouaneed special advice write the
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Knve' has endured for 30 years, its
powerful appeal which so endeared it
m th nnhlir hnvin? been faithfully
transplanted to the screen. Pearl
White, the heroine of the Gold Rooster
offering, has an opportunity for seri
ous expression which has been denied
liar in ho msl while her suDDOrt com
prises many of the prominent figures of
the silent drama. -
Dumas' Immortals at Columbia.
D'Artagnan and the Three Mus
keteers, swashbuckling-day heroes im
mortalized by Dumas, will be present
ed in all their glory of silks, velvets
and clashing swords at the Columbia
Theater today in "D'Artagnan," with
Orrin Johnson in the title role. To this
offering of the days of heroic France
will be added "His Hereafter," a Mack
Sennett Ktystoner, with Charles Mur
ray and Louise Fazenda as the head
liners. The story of "D'Artagnan" deals
largely with the expedition of the
young firebrand to England to obtain
for his queen jewels in the possession
of the Duke of Buckingham. How our
hero wins his way to England and
back again in time to . avert a
catastrophe is pictured in a produc
tion which is praised highly through
out the country.
Valcska Suratt t Peoples.
"The Immigrant." introducing Valeska
Suratt as a Paramount player and pre
senting such favorites as Theodore
Roberts and Thomas Meighan in her
supporting cast, will be the feature
offering at the People's Theater, com
mencing today and . continuing until
Saturday night
Miss Suratt, perhaps best known as
a vaudeville headliner with the power
to draw capacity houses, has a splendid
opportunity to display her artistic
talents. First she appears as the sim
ple immigrant, thrust into an environ
ment entirely foreign to her early life,
and later depicts the butterfly, thor
oughly in harmony with her new world.
Theodore Roberts, one of the screen's
greatest character actors, is the vil
lain, with the handsome Thomas
Meighan cast in the role of hero.
"Yellow Passport" at Pickford.
- Clara Kimball Young, the beautiful
movie star who is corralling more
publicity space than any other star at
this time million - dollar company
named after her, divorce suit, aliena
tiAnf.orfMHnTifi suit etc will not
conclude her Pickford engagement in
"The Xellow passport unm oaturuay
night.
The Russian film. In which Mrs.
Vniinir Hnon nm n snlendid emotional
acting, has proved such a box-office
attraction that Manager tnnsi an
nounced yesterday that he would give
other Portlanders . an opportunity to
witness the feature.
Screen Gossip.
"Hop, the Devil's Brew," the feature
involving the opium-smuggling traffic
on the Pacific Coast, will be continued
throughout the week at the National.
Lois Weber, who wrote the scenario
and directed the picture, is presented
with her husband, Phillips Smalley, as
co-star.
Edmund Breese will be presented for
the' rest of the week at the Sunset in
"The" Lure of Heart's Desire," another
production based on a popular Service
poem. "Heart's Jjesire is a. luivu..
mine, gold is the lure, wnne a. a-cw
York girl enters into the play. In con-
.1 i,y, ihA fentiire. C. E. Couche
has arranged window displays at local
bookstores and consirucieu a.
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ington-street entrance to the Sunset.
For one scene in "The Yellow Pass
nort" the director engaged several hun
dred "types" from the New Tiork
Ghetto. The scene is a massacre oi
Jews by a troop of Cossacks, and many
of the extra people had lived through
such scenes before leaving Russia.
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Virginia Pearson, who recently joined
the William Fox forces, will Bhortly
begin work on her first feature under
the Fox banner. She will appear as a
modern Cleopatra in what is considered
one of the most virile screen stories
ever written.
A change in forthcoming Triangle
releases has shifted "Hell's Hinges,
in which W. S. Hart slarjs, to Febru
ary 20, which probably means its Port
land screening February 27. "Don
Quixote,'" De Wolfe Hopper's vehicle,
will be released February 27, and Billie
Burke's "Peggy" on March 6.
The latest screen star to sign a con
tract with William Fox to appear in
feature pictures is Alma Hanlon,
daughter of George Hanlon, of the
world famous family of acrobats, who
will be remembered in America espe
cially for their production of such pop
ular stage successes as "Fantasma,"
"Superba" and "La "Voyage en Suisse."
Miss Hanlon was born in New York
City April 30, 1894, and is the young-
. v. .. nf o fomllv who. for nine
generations, have appeared before the
public eitner on me biubo mnu
circus.
Sidney Drew, who is producing one
reel comedies on the Metro programme
gave Ethel Barrymore and Lionel
Barrymore, his niece and nephew, their
first engagements on the stage.
Kathlyn Williams, leading woman In
"The Ne'er-Do-Well," the pi.'ured Rex
Beach story, has been with Selig for
six years, first appearing almost ex
1 olusively in animal pictures.
One of the Most Talked-of and Most Famous Women of the American Stage in
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LASKY-PARAMOUNT PRODUCTION
A play that opens in Russia, ending in Arizona and f illed with thrilling;, dramatic action from beginning to end.
It tells the story of a young and very pretty Russian peasant
girl, "Masha," whose voyage to America was beset with all
the dangers, trials and temptations that the big city and
modern civilization have in store for the unsophisticated.
Insulted, wronged and sick at heart, she at last found true
love and happiness with the one man who had fought for and
helped her in the many crises of her life.
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SUPPORTING MISS SURATT ARE THEODORE
ROBERTS, THOMAS MEIGHAN AND OTHERS
OF THE LASKY FAVORITES.
Also a Bray Cartoon Comedy entitled "The Police Dog on the
Wire" and "A Clever Collie's Comeback."
A SHOW YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS.
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HllTSOJIAH ASSESSOR SUGGESTS
CHANGES TO CONVENTION.
sidewalks in the entire northwest part
of the city making the services of an
engineer necessary. Mr. Berry, who is
an old-time resident of Centralis, will
receive $4.50 a day, but his compen
sation is not to exceed $90 a month.
John Ward Lewis, County Engineer,
also applied for the office.
Amendment Subjecting Cities and I BANKERS NAME DELEGATES
Towns to State Budget and Lim
itations Is Proposed.-
-KTMnAs l,ano.na In tha TI T" P H f? Tl t taX
laws of the state were suggested to
the state convention of County Asses
sors at Salem yesterday by Henry li..
Keed, Assessor or muiunimnu
Mp. Reed summarized his proposed
amendments as. follows:
All existing budget and limitation
laws should be simplified and codified,
and so far as practicable made of gen
eral application.
The latitude 01 21 per ucul .c.
budget estimates now allowed tax-
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levying uwuio " ' --
per cent, and the law made applicable
only to administration, operation and
maintenance.
The base of tax limitations should
be the expenditures oX the expiring
fiscal year, ana not ine jev iimuo
the beginning of the year.
t-,...i .h.i,!, Vi. out tn nntllftl re-
quiremcnts, regardless of . limitations
allowed by law.
i?...n.jjn,nr emprntnnip!) and cap
ital jDUtlay should be provided for out
side of the limitation.
Levies should be reported in aonara
and cents and not in mills and tenths
of a mill. i j
Cities and towns should be subjected
by constitutional amendment to the
state budget and tax limitation laws.
Debt limitation is as necessary as
, nHn,tnn KtATia nhmilri be taken
to establish them where either or both
are now Jacking.
LIQUOR OFFENDERS FINED
Woman Is Assessed $100 and Slan
Gets Off With $75.
Mrs. Katherine Brown, arrested in a
raid at 123 Twelfth street Tuesday
evening by Lieutenant Harms and
Patrolmen Martin, Powell, Schum and
Russell, was convicted of violating the
prohibition law and fined $100 in
Municipal Court yesterday afternoon.
Although the woman did not plead
guilty, the facts as evidenced were
freely admitted.
Her companions, Nellie Steele and
Hazel Moore, who were taken at the
same time on vagrancy charges, were
released.
Thomas Perisich, who tampered with
the prohibition law at 356 North Six
teenth street, was also found guilty as
charged and fined $75.
CITY FASCINES ARE BURNED
Park Department Unwittingly De
stroys Engineering Supplies.
There was much weeping and wail
ing and gnashing of teeth in Chap
man Square yesterday when an auto
truck of the Municipal Department of
Public Works under Commissioner
Dieck backed Tip at the square to load
up a series of fascines made of brush
woven .together with wire for use in
stopping dirt slides, and found that a
truck of the Park Bureau had Just left
with the affairs for the crematory.
A force of the works department
spent all of Tuesday weaving, the
fascines, but neglected to inform the
park attendants.
Centralia Names City Engineer.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Feb. 16. (Spe
cial.) After being without a City
Engineer for several months, the City
Commission yesterday appointed Caleb
Berry to the position, the contem
plated improvement of laying cement
State Credit Conference to Be Held
at Salem March 9.
The Oregon State Bankers' Associa
tion has named, five delegates to rep
resent it at the state credit conference
which will be held in Salem March 9
to consider plans for legislation to pro
vide for the state guarantee of irri
gation and drainage bonds and the es
tablishment of a system of rural
credits.
The personnel of the delegation fol
lows: J. M. Poorman, of Woodburn;
E. C. Apperson, of McMinnville; P. E.
Snodgrass, of Eugene; N. A. Hoffard,
of Woodburn, and J. L. Hartman, of
Portland.
L. K. Hodges has been appointed to
represent The Oregonian". There re
main but a few more delegations to be
appointed by various participating or
ganizations, and- the personnel of the
conference probably will be completed
before March 1.
REFERENDUM BALLOTS OUT
Chamber to Vote on Seamen's Act
on Next Monday.
n.H.i. aUa -r.ATar,A HTY1 ff t h ft
National Chamber of Commerce on the
seamen s act have Deen issuea in
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C1ICI.I(U liuil'". J . vut; v.
merce News of the Portland body to its
members, and tne voies oi m mc"'""
should be turned in to the bureau of
trade and commerce before 5 P. M.
Monday.
A debate on the recommendations or
the National Chamber's committee that
provisions be made which will repeal
practically all the objectionable fea
tures of the present seamen's act will
be held before the members' council on
next Monday.
H E. Pennell, chairman of the com
mittee on navigation of the bureau of
trade and . commerce, will talk on the
affirmative and W. S. U'Ren will talk
on the negative of the question.
HIGHWAY PICTURES LAUDED
Chicago Manufacturer Comments on
Oregon's Enterprise.
Business men who saw the Columbia
River Highway pictures when they
were exhibited in Washington. D. C.,
last week, were favorably impressed
with them.
This fact is demonstrated In a letter
received yesterday by E. C. Griffin,
general agent in Portland for the Chi
cago & Northwestern Railway, from
E W. McCullough. of Chicago, secre
tary and general manager of the Na
tional Implement and Vehicle Associa
tion who was one of the gues.ts invited
to the exhibition of the Berger-Jones
pictures. ,
"The pictures were fine and their ex
hibition shows true Western enter
prise," writes Mr. McCullough.
Kelso Orders Fire Escapes.
KELSO, Wash.. Feb. 16. (Special.)
Th Kelso City Council at its ses
sion last evening ordered suitable fire
escapes installed at the Lee & Grim
Hall, which is used as a meeting hall
by lodges and organizations. The
owners are willing to install fire es
capes, but were not aware that tbe
law required them. Mayor C. O. Tal
bert also appointed his committees for
the year. The semi-annual report of
City Treasurer Bashor was accepted,
as was his bond for $2500.
STATE EDUCATIONAL REPRESENT
ATIVE XjRGES GARDEN WORK.
Industrial Worlt Club Is Being Or
ganized In Portland Prizes and
Rewards Offered am Incentive.
N. C. Maris, of the State Department
of Education, is passing the week in
this city organizing Industrial Club
work, in connection with the home
ir. tiio Mtv schools. W. H.
Dunham, supervisor of school Sardens
is conducting Mr. mans
schools. ....
Schools are being visited as rapidly
as possible, and the work is explained
to the pupils with the aid of illus
trated lantern slides. These slides
illustrate the work carried on at tne
state and county fairs, such as exh ta
ils of boys' and girls' work and also
boys' and girls' camps at the State
Many prizes, such as free trips to the
boys' and girls' Summer school at Cor
vallis. and also trips to the State Fair,
are given as an incentive for the chil
dren to go into this work.
Different branches of work are of
fered to the children, such as potato
growing corn growing, vegetable gar
dening, dairy herd record-keeping, sed
grain proaucuon, nun feivv.i.,
ing, canning and preserving and sew
ing. Of these poultry raising, vege
table gardening and pig feeding are
the projects that the children are
showing the most interest in.
The vegetable gardening project will
be merely a continuation of the home
garden, and will require very little
extra work for the children. The size
of the garden required, which is 10
square rods, will tend to eliminate a
good many children from this contest,
but it is thought that in the outlying
districts very little trouble will be
experienced by the children in obtain
ing the size of ground necessary.
PASSENGER AGENTS MEET
Special Coast and Eastern Kates
Will Be Decided Upon.
Rates for the Rose Festival in Port
land in June and for the Knights
Templar convention in Los Angeles in
May will be fixed at the meeting of
the North Pacific Coast Passenger As
sociation in Portland today.
It is probable that "back-East" ex
cursion rates also will be the subject
of discussion. It is generally under
stood that the usual schedule will pre
vail on this business $72.50 for the
round trip to Chicago from the North
west and $6H to Missouri River points.
Sale dates, it is predicted, will bo from
June 1 tft September 30, inclusive.
A. D. Charlton, assistant nencrul pns
senger agent of tlio Northern Pacific,
will preside ut today's meeting. In tlm
rooms of the Transportation Club in
the Multnomah Hotel.
LICENSE CASE APPEALED
Postal Telegraph Company Takes
Issue to Supreme Court.
Notice was received yesterday by
City Attorney LaRocho that the l'ostl
Telegraph Company has appealed lo
the United States Supremo Court from
the decision of the United States Dis
trict Court in which tho vulldity of
the ordinance imposing a lue.ns.i
against the company is upheld.
The city has been trying for years
to collect the licenso, but the company
has fought against It on the ground
that tlio city cannot force payment.
Spokane Man Arrested.
LA GRAND 10, Or., Feb. 16. (Spe
cial.) Wearing the nuit hn in alleged
to have procured heru through falco
representation via a bogus hiulit draft,
W. ('. lOvans, siving Spokane hh In
former home, was brought bark today
from Tendleton, where ho was hitch! ed
In the same scheme ho execute. 1 hero
Saturday. His hearing dato has not
been set.
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The Supreme Screen Sensation
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The Actress Who Is the Adored Idol
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